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Influenza

The influenza condition (disease) is the result of infection by one or more in a family of influenza viruses. This respiratory condition can cause symptoms much like a cold, but sometimes more severe, or even deadly.

Flu Surveillance

Flu Drugs

In 2018, Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. developed a drug called Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) that they say kills influenza virus in 24 hours.1) The drug was approved in Japan in early 2018.2)

Flu Outbreaks by Year

2017-2018

  • Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents3)
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